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Monday, August 12, 2013

Tommy Tune Grooming West End Musical Top Hat for American Audiences by Sophia Saifi and Adam Hetrick

Nine-time Tony Award winner Tommy Tune may help usher a new production of the Olivier Award-winning London musical Top Hat to Broadway. The director-choreographer is in the early stages of s…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00PM

Tales From the O'Neill: Stockport to Memphis & Come Fly With Me Highlight the Cabaret & Performance Conference by Sophia Saifi

The Cabaret & Performance Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center is in full swing. Audiences were treated to performers from both sides of the Atlantic with Stockport to Mem…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, August 9, 2013

Tales From the O'Neill: Cabaret & Performance Conference, Led by Award Winner John McDaniel, Begins by Sophia Saifi

Playbill.com offers an inside look at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's Cabaret & Performance Conference. 

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:30PM
Monday, August 5, 2013

Tales From the O'Neill: Highlights From The National Playwrights Conference by Sophia Saifi

Playbill.com offers a behind-the-scenes look at some of the highlights of the National Playwrights Conference. 

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:00PM
Friday, August 2, 2013

PLAYBILL.COM'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER With David Auburn, on Lost Lake, at the Annual Playwrights Conference by Sophia Saifi

Playbill.com sits down with Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning playwright David Auburn at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's annual National Playwrights Conference. 

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, August 1, 2013

Tales From The O'Neill: Evanston: A Rare Comedy Overview by Sophia Saifi

Playbill.com offers an inside look at Evanston: A Rare Comedy, part of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National Playwright Conference. 

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, July 26, 2013

Tales From the O'Neill: The Oregon Trail and All The Roads Home Roundup by Sophia Saifi

Playbill.com offers a sneak peek at the plays The Oregon Trail and All The Roads Home at the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. 

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:00PM
Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Tales From the O'Neill: Celebrating the Summer Gala With Michael Douglas by Sophia Saifi

Playbill.com offers an inside look at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's Summer Gala. 

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:00AM
Monday, July 22, 2013

PLAYBILL.COM'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER With Preston Whiteway, Executive Director of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center by Sophia Saifi

Playbill.com sits down with Preston Whiteway, the executive director of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. 

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:34PM
Friday, July 19, 2013

Tales From The O'Neill: A Great Wilderness and Little Children Dream of God Roundup by Sophia Saifi

Playbill.com offers a sneak peek at the plays A Great Wilderness and Little Children Dream of God at the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center.&n…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:00PM
Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Tales From The O'Neill: Dream Design — A Collaboration of Creativity by Sophia Saifi

Playbill.com offers a behind-the-scenes look at collaboration between playwrights and design teams at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:00PM
Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Tales from The O'Neill: Goddess Casts a Spell of Music by Sophia Saifi

Playbill.com offers a sneak peek at Goddess, a new musical being developed at the National Music Theater Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00PM
Thursday, July 11, 2013

Tales from The O'Neill: Solid Sand Below & Samsara from the Playwrights Conference by Sophia Saifi

The National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center is one of the most prestigious workshopping retreats in the countries for writers looking to develop their work.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, July 8, 2013

PLAYBILL.COM'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER With Hunter Foster, Performing The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes at the O'Neill Theater Center by Sophia Saifi

Playbill.com sits down with Tony Award nominee Hunter Foster at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. 

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, July 6, 2013

PLAYBILL.COM'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER with The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes Writers Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond by Sophia Saifi

Playbill.com talks with songwriting team Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond about their musical The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes, the story of a man trapped inside a musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, July 5, 2013

Tales from The O'Neill: The National Playwrights Conference Begins by Sophia Saifi

Playbill.com offers an overview of the National Playwrights Conference at the  Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. 

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:00PM

Tales from the O'Neill: Technology and Theatre Combine in Broadcast at the National Music Theater Conference by Sophia Saifi

Playbill.com previews the new musical Broadcast, in development at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. 

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM
Wednesday, July 3, 2013

O'Neill Playwrights Conference, Featuring Will Rogers, Eisa Davis and Frank Wood, Launches July 3 by Sophia Saifi

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National Playwrights Conference, featuring Will Rogers, Eisa Davis, Frank Wood, Johanna Day and Brian Murray, begins July 3 in Waterford, CT.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, June 30, 2013

Tales from The O'Neill: Composer-in-Residence Samuel Willmott Talks Musicals, Glenn Close and Disney by Sophia Saifi

Samuel Willmott, composer-in-residence at the Eugene O'Neill Music Theater Conference talks with Playbill about his recent work and a new project that will be shared soon.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, June 29, 2013

PLAYBILL.COM'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER With Wesley Taylor, Performing Broadcast at the O'Neill Theater Center by Sophia Saifi

Broadway and "Smash" star Wesley Taylor talks with Playbill about returning to The Eugene O’Neill Theater, the demise of "Smash," his big dreams and why he tweeted …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, June 27, 2013

Eugene O'Neill Theater Center Will Host Summer Gala July 6 by Sophia Saifi

The Tony Award-winning Eugene O'Neill Theater Center will host its annual Summer Gala July 6. This year's gala will honor the Hendel family, who have been longtime supporters of the …

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02AM

Eugene O'Neill Theater Center Will Host Summer Gala July 20 by Sophia Saifi

The Tony Award-winning Eugene O'Neill Theater Center will host its annual Summer Gala July 20. This year's gala will honor the Hendel family, who have been longtime supporters of the…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02AM
Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Tales From the O'Neill: A History of the National Music Theater Conference by Sophia Saifi

There is a sense of stillness at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center. The paraphernalia of the puppetry conference has vanished, and rainy days have given way to rolling vistas of sunshi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00PM
Monday, June 24, 2013

Frank Wood, Johanna Day and Brian Murray Will Be Featured at O'Neill Playwrights Conference by Sophia Saifi

Tony award winner Frank Wood, as well as Tony nominees Johanna Day and Brian Murray will perform at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center’s National Playwrights Conference.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:22PM

Tales From the O'Neill: Summer Traditions Kept Alive by Sophia Saifi

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center is an idyllic retreat where playwrights, actors and puppeteers flock to focus on their art. There isn't much Internet service, and cell phone recept…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:17PM
Thursday, June 20, 2013

O'Neill Center Receives $3 Million Grant for New Music Theatre Program by Sophia Saifi

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center is about to undertake its largest expansion since its founding in 1964.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:52PM

Tales From the O'Neill: The Seven Dwarves: A Survival Story by Sophia Saifi

Two years ago, puppeteer Jean Marie Keevins was coming to terms with her father succumbing to multiple sclerosis. She had become fascinated by the way his world had changed and how his six f…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Tuesday, June 18, 2013

O'Neill Playwrights Conference to Feature Will Rogers, Eisa Davis, Christine Estabrook and More by Sophia Saifi

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center has announced casting for this year's National Playwrights Conference. The line-up includes veterans as well as newcomers to The O'Neill.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:12AM
Monday, June 17, 2013

Tales From the O'Neill: Iran, Puppetry and The O'Neill by Sophia Saifi

In 1987, during the war between Iran and Iraq, Marjan Poorgholamhossein was first introduced to the power of puppets.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Tales From the O'Neill: Puppetry Conference in Full Swing by Sophia Saifi

The Blue Gene is the only pub at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. A single-storied log cabin adorned with old Playbills, the pub comes to life after 10 PM when it's flooded with va…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00PM
Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Tales from The O'Neill: Reporting from the Summer Theater Conference by Sophia Saifi

Waiting for me outside the station when I got off the train in New London, CT, was a man holding up a sign reading, "O'Neill." That single word officially heralded the start of…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:11PM

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